Chastity Layman

Qin Lang repeatedly emphasized the time.

Time is precious, and he made a long-distance raid on Wuhai to block the traffic artery of Huashi Gorge.

After deploying the left-behind troops, Qin Lang dismissed the military council, and everyone went to rest.

Soldiers killed cattle and sheep, drank and fed horses, and began to strengthen the city defenses, working in the dark.

Running all the way has been very hard, and everyone is taking the time to rest.

"Xuan Shuai, some of the captives claim to be citizens of the Han family and were taken captive as slaves. They want to see Xuan Shuai." The pro-military lieutenant Ashinazhong came in and reported.

Hearing that there were Han slaves, Qin Lang cheered up and rushed to the prison camp.

Dongcheng, which was originally used as an open-air trading place, was also a usual place for sheep pens. At this time, hundreds of prisoners were being held. When Qin Lang arrived, about a hundred slaves who claimed to be Han people were arranged to be sent to the other side.

Seeing Qin Lang coming in, these people knelt down and cried excitedly, one by one claiming where their hometown was and why they came here.

"Write it down, and write down the hometowns of the fellow countrymen." Qin Lang instructed the soldiers around him.

Looking at these people wearing tattered sheepskin robes, their skins are rough and their flesh is rotten, and their clothes are completely out of the Han family's appearance, but the words they speak are authentic local accents.

There are also some people who have not had the opportunity to speak Chinese all year round because they have been here for too long, and the Chinese they speak is already very weird. When asked, some people were actually taken captive since the Sui Dynasty.

Most of them were the frontier residents of Hexi and Jiannan in Longyou, and some were from Guanzhong and other places, but most of them were captured in the border areas. There were farmers, traders, and soldiers of the frontier army.

The longest has been here for 20 years, and some people have been trampled and sold many times. Seeing these Tang soldiers in the Central Plains, one by one, wearing armor, mighty and strong, they only feel extremely kind and safe , holding Tang Jun in tears.

This is not the first time for Qin Lang to see this scene. He has experienced it many times in the North, in the West, and even in the South of the Five Ridges. But when he met again, he was still infected by the atmosphere, and his nose couldn't help but feel sour. .

War brings great suffering, especially for ordinary people, no matter which side is fighting, no matter who wins or loses, the people are actually the ones who are the most injured.

There are no victors in war.

From the outside world, Qin Lang seems to be a tough fighter. When dealing with the barbarians, he always calls for beating and resorting to force. This is not because he is really warlike, but he understands too well that the chaotic and turbulent frontier will bring It is only because of continuous suffering that they want to end this border chaos by force.

"Go and fetch the robes and the soup."

The Longyou army brought the clean robes they had captured, but these people held the robes and refused to wear them, "Master Qin, these are Qiang Rong's left lapel Hu robes. I don’t want to wear it any more, can you lend us a pair of right lapel robes from the Han family?”

A thin old man asked.

"good."

This request is impossible to refuse.

The Longyou Tang soldiers took out their spare military robes one after another.

Qin Lang also brought his own and put it on for the old man himself.

The other Longyou soldiers also put on their military robes for their comrades.

In the Central Plains, it is difficult for soldiers and civilians to achieve such a love of fish and water, but in a foreign country, the soldiers from Longyou who were on an expedition and the slaves of the Han people who were just rescued are as close as brothers.

Putting on Qin Lang's military robe, the old man choked up and sobbed excitedly. He tore away the headband that tied his hair randomly, and seriously wanted to tie it up again.

"let me help you."

Qin Lang helped the old man, grabbed the loose and loose hair, tied it in a bun, and asked someone to bring a Futou, and put it on for the old man.

The old man was wearing Qin Lang's crotchless round-neck gown and black soft-footed cape. He stood there and looked at a basin of water for a long time, barely realizing that it was him.

"I didn't expect that I, Liu Gui, would one day be able to restore the clothes of the Han family, woo woo woo, even if I die today, it's worth it."

A young man touched his military robe, and suddenly knelt down in front of Qin Lang, "Zhang Baosheng begged Qin Xianggong to be included in the army, willing to die for the army!"

Several young slaves also knelt down and asked to join the army.

"I don't want to be a soldier, but I just want to have the opportunity to act as a pawn, kill the barbarians, and get revenge."

One after another they all knelt down, even the old man knelt down, even the women knelt down and shouted to join the army for revenge.

"The army will set off again tomorrow, and will rush to Chishuiyuan to rescue the friendly army. It is not convenient to take you with me. However, I will leave an army to guard Wuhai to block the retreat of the thieves. I am very happy that you have this intention. You will How about staying and guarding Wuhai City together? Wait for my general to return victorious, then I will pick you up and return to your hometown together."

The old man told Qin Lang that there were still many Han people in the nearby tribe who had become slaves to the Tibetans, could he ask Qin Lang to send troops to rescue them.

"We have to go to Chishuiyuan first, and when we come back, we will rescue them all."

Time is running out, it is impossible for Qin Lang to stay here for a long time, and emergency rescue at the front line is like putting out a fire.

This time it was also a risky division of troops, and he didn't know whether Chai Shao could hold on to the situation, let alone whether Liu Lancheng and Cheng Yaojin could hold it.

At daybreak, Qin Lang left 3,000 troops for Gao Kan, and then he hurried back north with his troops for 20 miles, then went southeast for 80 miles, and then turned north to enter the Wenquan River at the northern foot of Jishi Mountain. Upper valley, go northeast along the valley trail.

This road is difficult to travel, Qin Lang and others can only abandon the luggage and travel as lightly as possible.

But the speed can't be raised all the time.

Two hundred miles away, I walked for three days and three nights.

Finally, the front suddenly became clear, but it had already entered the main trunk of the hot spring valley, and the hot spring valley where several tributaries flowed into was suddenly widened and flattened.

"There are still one hundred and twenty miles ahead before it joins the Yellow River. At the mouth of the river is the Yema Terrace. King Tianzhu's 100,000 troops and Fu Yun's 150,000 troops are there."

Qin Lang raised his eyes and looked into the distance, the river was surging, the mist curled up, and the snow peaks on both sides were capped.

There are many hot springs on both sides of the valley, but there is no time to enjoy a dip at this time.

"Xue Wanche was defeated in an ambush in this hot spring valley, where is the battlefield?"

"Thirty miles ahead."

"Everyone raise your spirits, send more Qingqi scouts, be careful not to step in the back of Xue Wanche, and let Tianzhu King ambush."

Duan Zhixuan looked ahead, "Xue Wanche was laid down because he underestimated the enemy and was careless. At this time, Chai Shao had already appeared in the north of Yema Beach under the flag of Duke Wei, and the old thief Fu Yun and the king of Tianzhu absolutely did not expect us We made a big circle and ran behind them."

"Don't underestimate the enemy, who can guarantee that Tianzhu King really doesn't know, be careful when sailing for thousands of years."

"From now on, slow down the marching speed, everyone try to maintain their physical strength, and prepare to meet the enemy at any time with combat."

Qin Lang didn't dare to be careless, he only had 8,000 cavalry in his hands at this time, of which only 3,000 were real cavalry, and 5,000 were mounted infantry. There were 20,000 troops in the Chinese army, Wu Hai kept 3,000, and another 9,000 were waiting behind because they were rushing to catch up.

With just these 8,000 cavalry, even if we went around and made a detour to surprise, it can be said that it is impossible to have an army of 250,000 in front. This is a surprise army, and only a surprise key blow can have the greatest effect.

Keeping secrets is the most important thing. Once exposed, the hundreds of miles will be in vain, and you may even be surrounded and eaten by the Tianzhu King.

One hundred and twenty miles, every next mile is the key.

Qin Lang ordered the march to slow down and stop for a quarter of an hour to rest every twenty miles.

One hundred and twenty miles away, if you march normally and quickly, you can kill them in half a day.

But Qin Lang insisted on walking for a day and a night, stop and go, scolded countless cavalry, every time he crossed a river mouth, every time he encountered a valley, he had to search carefully.

In the last few tens of miles, an evening march was specially arranged, with people leading each other and horses bounding their hooves, advancing quietly in the dark.

Only ten miles away from the mouth of the river, Ashina Zhong came back, and he brought several prisoners. Relying on their superb riding skills, they reached the outskirts of Tianzhu King's camp and captured the sentries of the Tianzhu Department who were patrolling Tongue.

"Wei Gong, we have good news, great news." Ashina Zhong rushed over impatiently, shouting excitedly.

Qin Lang could hardly believe it after hearing the news Ashina Zhong interrogated from Tong Tong.

He was still worried about whether Chai Shao could hold on to the scene and delayed until his arrival, but who knew, Chai Shao gave him an unexpected surprise.

With 30,000 soldiers, bluffing and pretending to be 50,000 to 60,000 troops, relying on the mountains to build an army, and forcefully subdued the 100,000 troops. In the end, they not only held on but also won, and the victory was so beautiful.

Although the number that the tongue knows is not so accurate, there is only a rough idea, but this rough idea is enough.

At least Qin Lang now knows that Chai Shao fought a great victory a few days ago, Fu Yun was defeated, losing more than 20,000 horses, and Chai Shao broke Liu Lancheng's siege, and the two Tang armies converged. Cheng Yaojin's trapped wild horse camped at the foot of the mountain ten miles from Taipei.

King Tianzhu was still besieging Yematai, Fu Yun was lucky, he left his army on the battlefield and fled, and was almost caught up by Liu Rengui, but in the end he insisted on abandoning all the flags and banners, and even gave away his treasure A asked the soldiers to wear clothes to attract the pursuers, and escaped successfully by himself.

Liu Rengui took Fu Yun's sweat flag and his golden armor and returned them.

In that battle, it is said that the Tang army lost more than 10,000 people.

Afterwards, the two sides fought against each other several times under the Mustang Stage, but they were all tentative attacks, because Chai Shao had always been under the banner of Qin Lang, and Zhang Chao had been wearing Qin Lang's golden armor to sit in the central army. They had been lining up against the mountains, and refused to fight the Tuyuhun army easily on the wide and flat wild horse beach. Therefore, after Tianzhu King failed to lure him several times, the two sides were still in a stalemate for the time being.

Every day is just riding back and forth and chasing.

Qin Lang hurriedly summoned the troops.

Everyone felt incredible after hearing it, and even suspected that it was fake news.